Documenting the American student abroad : the media cultures of international education

Documenting the American student abroad : the media cultures of international education / Kelly Hankin.

"1 in 10 undergraduates in the US will study abroad. Extoled by students as personally transformative and celebrated in academia for fostering cross-cultural understanding, study abroad is also promoted by the US government as a form of cultural diplomacy and a bridge to future participation in...

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Main Author: Hankin, Kelly (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Foreign study > Social aspects.
International education > Social aspects.
Mass media and education > United States.
Mass media > United States > Influence.
Education and globalization.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
Education and globalization
Foreign study > Social aspects
Mass media and education
Mass media > Influence
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Introduction: The Media Cultures of Study Abroad
  • 1. The Personal Is Professional: First-Person Travelogues and the Study Abroad Video Contest
  • 2. Intercultural Communication among "Intimate Strangers": Reality Television and Documentary Study Abroad
  • 3. House Hunters International: Homestay Movies in the Digital Era
  • 4. Study Abroad's Diversity Problem: Vlogs as Necessary Media
  • 5. Spy Kids: The Consequences of Global Citizenship in Game of Pawns
  • 6. Study Abroad and the Female Traveler in the "Amanda Knoxudramas
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author.

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